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More in-hand and comparison images of MP-15 / 16-E Cassettebot vs Cassettetron

Date: Tuesday, December 26th 2017 9:54am CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: Tyrannacon | Credit(s): Akahukutoorimon, KamenRiderSCK, N_to_O, X_hara, WjvzXItK6Y7dacj, pcwr_Etchy, Alfes2010

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You may remember a story we mentioned on Saturday, December 23rd about the Transformers Masterpiece MP-15 / 16-E Cassettebot vs Cassettetron TakaraTomyMall Exclusive sets making their way into collector's hands. They are figures of Nightstalker, Wingthing, Stripes and Enemy which are repaints and new molds of Steeljaw, Ratbat, Ravage and Rumble/Frenzy. We finally have more images of that taking place from various fans across Twitter who have gotten their items! Some folks are warning of fragility problems with some of them, so it might be best to handle your own sets carefully as well when you receive them.

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Ages Three and Up Boxing Day 2017 Sale

Date: Tuesday, December 26th 2017 5:42am CST
Categories: Toy News, Sponsor News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): A3U

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AGES THREE AND UP
BIG BOXING DAY SALE 2017

STARTS MIDNIGHT (EST) DEC. 26 ONLINE

All Prices in USD while supplies last. No rainchecks. No combining of orders.
Sale Starts Dec. 26, 2017 Midnight Eastern Standard Time
Sale Ends Dec. 26, 2017 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time

* Discounts do not apply to pre-order items, only in-stock items.
* Coupon Codes cannot be applied to discount items
* Stock will be limited to items on hand in our retail store.
* Discounts are intended for consumer orders not wholesale orders. We reserve the right to cancel any orders that violate our policy.

Details and Synopsis for Transformers: Cyberverse Animated Series

Date: Tuesday, December 26th 2017 4:29am CST
Categories: Cartoon News, Digital Media News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): Hasbro Studios

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Thanks to Hasbro Studios, we also have some new details on the other animated series that will accompany Rescue Bots Academy in the year 2018 - Transformers: Cyberverse. Also produced by Hasbro and Boulder Media, the series will see 18 episodes of 11 minutes each (similar to Machinima's current format for Titans Return), and will be aimed at 6 to 11 year old audiences.

We will share more information as soon as it's made available, but for now take a look at the full synopsis below, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub!

“Bumblebee is on a critical mission where lives are at stake! Only, he can’t remember what it is? It’s a good thing his best friend Windblade has found him to help repair his damaged memory chips. With each recovered memory, Bumblebee rediscovers his past adventures on Cybertron before coming to Earth. He relives fun moments when he played Cybertronian sports with his friends, and even tragic ones that would change his life. His past will shape him into becoming the hero we know today. As each memory is repaired, another clue comes to light that will lead them both to complete their shared mission to save their friends and Earth… however, the Decepticons are hot on their heels and time is running out.”

Full Preview for IDW Transformers Drift: Origins & Empires

Date: Tuesday, December 26th 2017 4:11am CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): IDW

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And finally, our third preview of a newly released Transformers comic from IDW Publishing sees the character of Drift - introduced all the way back in All Hail Megatron, and become a mainstay in most of the stories since - show up in all of his Drift-centric stories, from Spotlight: Drift, to his eponymous mini-series to the Empire of Stone follow up, of which we are seeing repercussions to this day, more or less in the background (keep an eye out for that in the likes of Lost Light).

Check out the full preview below, and join the discussion in the Energon Pub discussion boards!

Transformers Drift: Origins & Empires
Shane McCarthy (w) • Alex Milne, Guido Guidi, Marcelo Ferreira (a) • Livio Ramondelli (c)
Repentant villain Drift roams the galaxy, waging a solitary war on his former allies, delivering swift justice to any Decepticons that cross his path. But with many Autobots refusing to trust him, and many Decepticons sure he's pulling a scheme, walking the straight and narrow path won't be easy, and Drift—previously known as Deadlock—must repeatedly face the consequences of his past mistakes. Collects Transformers Spotlight: Drift, Transformers: Drift #1–4, and Transformers Drift: Empire of Stone #1–4.
TPB • FC • $24.99 • 220 pages • ISBN: 978-1-68405-223-3

Full Preview for IDW Transformers vs. G.I. Joe: The Quintessential Collection

Date: Tuesday, December 26th 2017 3:57am CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): IDW

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Our second preview up this week, from an IDW Publishing Transformers comics release, is another collected edition for a book that has already seen several editions - the Tom Scioli (with John Barber) production of Transformers vs G.I. Joe: The Quintessential Collection!

Bringing together the entire run of the series, plus the one-shot titled The Movie Adaptation (no movie was ever made, before you ask), the book can be viewed below with its new production and specific art style and writing. Check it out, and let us know if you'll finally dip into the cosmic swirls of the clashing worlds Scioli.

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe: The Quintessential Collection
Tom Scioli, John Barber (w) • Tom Scioli (a & c)
Earth makes contact with an alien race—and G.I. JOE is on the front lines! But, when the Transformers arrive—well, let's just say you've never seen Transformers vs G.I. JOE like this! Presenting the entire 13-issue Transformers vs G.I. JOE series—full of Kirby crackle and the relentless fun of Scioli's vision—plus the all-new Transformers vs G.I. JOE: The Movie Adaptation one-shot in one unforgettable edition. Travel from Earth to Cybertron and back again as comic book luminary Tom Scioli turns his imagination loose on Hasbro's beloved toys! This oversized deluxe hardcover also includes commentary and extras by creators Tom Scioli and John Barber!
HC • FC • $49.99 • 420 pages • 7” x 11” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-860-1

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"Instead of trying to take '80s toy nostalgia and make it sexy and modern, Tom Scioli and John Barber have made a comic that feels like playing with action figures in your backyard..."—Vice

Full Preview for IDW Transformers: Autocracy Trilogy

Date: Tuesday, December 26th 2017 3:50am CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): IDW

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This week, we have a whole list of new comics releases from IDW Publishing in their Transformers roster, some of which we'll only showcase as previews - starting with the latest re-release of another format of the Autocracy trilogy, the pre-war stories that collect Autocracy, Monstrosity and Primacy, and lead almost directly into the current arc of the Optimus Prime ongoing via the Redemption of the Dinobots stories.

Check it out below, and let us know if you'll be dipping into the book this time round!

Transformers: Autocracy Trilogy
Chris Metzen, Flint Dille (w) • Livio Ramondelli (a & c)
Follow the early days of Optimus Prime and Megatron on their paths to leadership. Before Optimus became a Prime, he fought for order. Before Megatron became a conqueror, he fought for freedom. In the early days of the war on Cybertron, two leaders–one Autobot, the other Decepticon–start down their paths towards destiny. Collects the Autocracy, Monstrosity, and Primacy series into one volume.
TPB • FC • $29.99 • 336 pages • ISBN: 978-1-68405-074-1

Takara's Power of the Primes Toys Confirmed as Identical to Hasbro's to "Unifying the World Brands"

Date: Monday, December 25th 2017 10:43pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Company News
Posted by: william-james88 | Credit(s): snakas blog

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There has been a lot of talk about how odd it is that more and more Takara toys are the exact same as the Hasbro released. We saw it with Trypticon but even more with the Transformers: The Last Knight toylines where even the box was the same. And now with the Power of the Primes toys looking identical for both companies (an example is given below) and both company logos appearing on the upcoming Studio Series toys, this similarity for multiple lines is getting fans both concerned and confused. Is there any hope that those images from Takara were still just placeholders? And what exactly is going on?

Well, the upcoming Figure King magazine (number 239) sheds some light on that and clarifies that indeed what we are seeing is true and intended to be the very same toys. There will be three pages dedicated to Takara's Transformers and the Snakas blog reports that we will not only see the same Power of the Primes toys we have already seen (and which many of us already own) but it will also discuss the new path Takara is taking with figures being identical to Hasbro. The Snakas blog quotes the magazine to say that the companies are "unifying the world brands on an unprecedented scale".

This does confirm the fears many fans had, where Takara is choosing not to do their own take on Generations toys, unlike what has been the case with the Legends line so far. While the movie toys have already been very similar between brands in the past, having other lines be identical at the same time is indeed unprecedented.

This definitely confirms that both companies are looking at their own markets first and foremost and that issuing the same toys for both markets must be more beneficial than the added money of imports. Or at least, this is what would seem to be the case with such an unprecedented decision.

While it does mean that the same deco from Hasbro's Power of the Primes will also be seen in the Takara releases under the same toyline name (which so far excludes complete combiner teams), it does bring about the idea that maybe Takara is satisfied with the deco for their own market. Jazz for instance is a deluxe combiner which uses clear plastic and thus demands a lot more paint and the only combining deluxe to also need that was Groove which was a Takara design. So instead of seeing this as Takara lowering their standards for deco, it could be that this unified deco instead takes the Hasbro deco to higher standards than before. What do you think? Let us know!


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First Look at New Transformers Animated Series Rescue Bots Academy

Date: Monday, December 25th 2017 9:38pm CST
Category: Cartoon News
Posted by: Bronzewolf | Credit(s): Twitter

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We have some pretty big news breaking today on the future of Transformers Cartoons on TV! As we all know, the current Rescue Bots TV show came to an end last year. There have been rumors swirling for months of a replacement series, Rescue Bots Academy. We finally have confirmation that this series is indeed coming from the Boulder Media production house.

UPDATE: We now have a PDF from Hasbro Media themselves, which gives us an extra slide showing the plot synopsis of the series:




These screenshots are coming from a user on Twitter by the name of Chevistian Cordova, who attended a Hasbro/Paramount/Boulder Media press conference, where they covered the future in Transformers animation, meaning Machinima's Power Of the Primes, Cyberverse, and our first look at the new Rescue Bots sequel. Check out the screen caps below!





We also have some details about the series from the same source:
"First Look To Hasbro Studios Sequel Series To #Transformers #RescueBots #RescueBotsAcademy produced by @BoulderMediaLtd Debuting This 2019 with a season of 52 episodes aka 26 half hours On Some Network Cross Fingers For @DisneyXD imb4 @DiscoveryFamily"

Toysrus and Amazon Canada Boxing Day Sale have Best Deals of the Year on Transformers Toys

Date: Monday, December 25th 2017 12:48pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Sightings
Posted by: william-james88 | Credit(s): Toysrus.ca and Amazon.ca

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The boxing day sale is on right now at both Toysrus.ca and Amazon.ca. They seem to be matching eachother's prices for deluxes, as you will see in the list below an each have other items on sale. In many cases, these are the very best prices these toys have ever been all year. For any American curious as to what the prices are in US dollars, just substract 20%.

Transformers: The Last Knight Deluxes are around the $15 mark at both Toysrus.ca and Amazon.ca, with Berserker being only $11 on Amazon.

Titans Return Deluxes are just under $10 at both Toysrus.ca and Amazon.ca

Titans Return Voyagers are $20.97 at Toysrus but Octone is only $11 on Amazon.

RC Sqweaks is only 49.98 on Toysrus.

Amazon.ca also has Voyager Scorn for $25, Robots in Disguise Galvatronus for $23, and Transformers Rescue Bots Boulder Arctic set for only $4 (down from $30).

Let us know in the discussion if you find more deals uring this festive time and happy holidays to all!

Transformers Rescue Bots DC Douglas to Attend TFNation 2018

Date: Monday, December 25th 2017 10:10am CST
Categories: Cartoon News, Event News, People News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): TFnation

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We have a gift to us all from the TFNation HQ - the biggest UK fan convention for Transformers, taking place in Birmingham once more this August 2018 - in the form of their first guest at the event: Transformers Rescue Bots voice actor (and major source of news about the show) DC Douglas!

Better known in Transformers for his work on Chase, he's covered many many roles in his career; take a look below at the announcement, and let us know if you'll be joining this summer!

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The first reveal of this new season of TFNation comes from the voice acting world, for fans of all ages: introducing, D.C. Douglas!

Famous in the Transformers franchise for his role as Chase the Police Bot in Rescue Bots, Douglas has been a regular go-to resource for updates about the show itself and is also well known beyond the transforming robot world.

If you're a videogame aficionado, you will recognise him as Legion in the Mass Effect series - a gestalt artificial intelligence unit. Both Chase and Legion were similarly influenced by Leonard Nimoy's approach to Spock, in their respective ways.

He has also appeared in seven Resident Evil games as Albert Wesker, as Kamoshida in Persona 5, Pod 042in Nier: Automata, Azrael in Blazeblue, Zero in Zero Time Dilemma 3, Raven in Tekken 6, and foxy grandpa Gunter in Fire Emblem: Fates.

If cartoons and anime are more your thing, you will have heard him voicing X Drake in One Piece, The Professor in Cyborg 009, Jasley in Mobile Suit Gundam: IBO, Genji Kamogawa in Hajime no ippo, Shori Shibuya in God, Save Our King!, and Colonel Rawls on Regular Show, Superman on Family Guy.

His on camera roles include the seminal cinematographic masterpiece Sharknado 2 (Bud), plus Zepht in Star Trek: Enterprise, Pa Kettle in Z Nation, and Aiden Wexler in SyFy’s Isle of the Dead.

D.C. Douglas will be joining TFNation for the entire duration of the convention, offering autographs, photo opportunities where possible and joining panels over the weekend.

Launch tickets, bedrooms details, further guests and activities will be announced in the coming months. Keep monitoring this frequency.

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